Zag Vanilla & Grenache Tile

No, they are not: Carocim gives all its outdoor cement tiles a systematic anti-UV treatment, so the deep grenache red is protected from fading just as much as the pale vanilla ground. Dark or light, the pigments of the Zag Vanille & Grenache keep their warmth under prolonged sunshine, on a terrace as well as indoors.

The palette pairs a soft vanilla ground with a deep, wine-like grenache. Around this cement tile, natural wood, linen, terracotta and brass feel instantly at home; sage green or off-white bring a fresher counterpoint. Keep surrounding surfaces calm and let the diagonal Carocim pattern set the rhythm of the room.

20 × 20 cm of quiet character: the Zag Vanille & Grenache works in pared-back contemporary interiors as naturally as in a warm country house. Its sober diagonal geometry, drawn for Carocim, lets this cement tile play either a discreet supporting role or the starring part in a room's decoration.

Within the Carocim catalogue, this tile belongs to the collection drawn by Baptiste Vandaele, a designer who reinterprets the cement tile through a resolutely graphic vocabulary. The Zag Vanille & Grenache carries that signature: two diagonal bands, precise geometry and a contemporary spirit that sets the collection apart from traditional motifs.

No, this is not an Andalusian arabesque: where traditional patterns multiply curves and ornament, the Zag Vanille & Grenache strips the cement tile down to two diagonal bands at the tile's ends. Same craft, opposite vocabulary — Baptiste Vandaele's design for Carocim is sober, warm and contemporary rather than ornamental.